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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: 6haase6 on August 15, 2013, 11:17:04 AM

Title: Umtanum and manastash?!?!?
Post by: 6haase6 on August 15, 2013, 11:17:04 AM: Is there roads that are open to get back an forth between the umtanum and the manastash units?
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Post by: boneaddict on August 15, 2013, 11:29:53 AM: As in like Bald MTN direction or Wenas or what are you thinking?
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Post by: jason stevens on August 15, 2013, 11:30:36 AM: Better have a strong truck and good schocks
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Post by: CedarPants on August 15, 2013, 11:37:58 AM: I went the Hog Ranch route last year, and +1 on the good shocks. Good tires too
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Post by: boneaddict on August 15, 2013, 11:38:11 AM: and 10 ply tires :chuckle:
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Post by: elkfins on August 15, 2013, 11:39:12 AM: don't forget your kidney belt either.
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on August 15, 2013, 11:40:14 AM: Barber Springs Road.
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Post by: lostbackpacker on August 15, 2013, 11:41:57 AM: heavy duty tires. good shocks, spare tire, onboard air compressor.

i would drop the psi in my tires for the rocky flats, then pump them back up
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Post by: skinzner on August 15, 2013, 11:56:15 AM: I was up ther this last weekend trying to get to wenas from up in the umtanum in my 1 ton gmc and ended up on a few roads that were supposed to make it all the way through, beat the hell out of us and the truck and we came to the conclusion that my buddies suzuki samurai will be our vehicle for this area.
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Post by: CedarPants on August 15, 2013, 12:15:34 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on August 15, 2013, 11:38:11 AM
and 10 ply tires :chuckle:

Bought some of those in Selah after limping in on my spare :chuckle:
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Post by: ghosthunter on August 15, 2013, 12:16:28 PM: yeah we hunt that for elk. There are some butt buster roads in there.

They also are logging in the Umtanum.
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Post by: SniperDanWA on August 16, 2013, 05:20:05 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on August 15, 2013, 11:29:53 AM
As in like Bald MTN direction or Wenas or what are you thinking?
I agree with Bone, what direction or area are you trying to get too, what vehicle you drive, what gear you have. 10 plays are a must, some places you need height to bridge the rocks or ditches. Kidneys take a beating.
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Post by: ScottL63 on August 16, 2013, 08:12:51 PM: Just a good Chevy truck and your off and running...
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Post by: 6haase6 on August 17, 2013, 12:44:20 PM: It's my buddy they have two cow tags in each unit, he drives a dodge 1500 with a hemi. They want to stay close to where they camp in the manastash(don't have a clue where that is) and wants to hunt around cow canyon.
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Post by: JBynum on September 02, 2013, 09:52:00 PM: We went up there yesterday. Drove up Dry Creek to bald mountain then down to cow canyon and out rockie prairie... those are some effing bumping roads. We didn't see much fresh sign, everything was a few weeks old. There are some road closure because of the fire.

We didn't see one damn grouse either?

Best of luck this year!
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Post by: lagnar on September 02, 2013, 09:56:45 PM: Bumps and dust. Take some extra water. The Basalt rock will eat your tires, like driving over sharp points the whole way.
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Post by: ghosthunter on September 02, 2013, 09:58:48 PM: Heading over to scout on 13th.
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Post by: Cap.Silver on September 02, 2013, 10:01:38 PM: Did that area last year ,too many orange pumpkins all over the area and got my teeth knocked out by the bumps :chuckle:
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Post by: PlateauNDN on September 03, 2013, 08:42:39 AM: I was up in the umtanum this oast weekens burning leather and seen bunch cows, little bucks, doesamd a lone spike.....the big boys were hiding for now. I hink the logging Iimproved the road from the bottom to the intersection of clemans and bald :dunno: I went down hog and it was ok just take it nice and easy with some good tires and alittle lift and you'll be fine. Low amd slow just like bbq-ing :chuckle: the swaying put my daughter to sleep more than once so it s not that bad. :chuckle:
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Post by: gunrinwa on September 09, 2013, 04:45:23 PM: You'd be surprised the knuckleheads up there with 2WD vehicles, bald tires and no snow chains. I heard some of the road are better due to the fire on the Manastash?
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Post by: boneaddict on September 09, 2013, 04:50:38 PM: I doubt it
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Post by: bear hunter on September 09, 2013, 04:56:32 PM: Lost season I pulled one dude out on may up the mountain. I told him to stay on the up hill side of the road because of all the snow melt the ground is soft and muddy. I dropped my buddy off and I went to sit. Shoot I for got my rifle in camp. LOL :bash:. It was leaning against my camp chair. I drove back down and the same guy was stuck again 400 yards up. :yike: :bash: I didn't see him so I left. I grabbed my rifle and headed up. I saw him digging so I hooked my chain up and pulled him out. I told him to follow me up so I could show him out. CRAZY lol The funny thing is my buddy ran into him again that day and 4 people digging and pulling for 2 hours. If I would of ran into him for the third time. I would of floored it. LOL
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Post by: Mtn.Ghost on September 11, 2013, 03:05:15 PM: Quote from: ScottL63 on August 16, 2013, 08:12:51 PM
Just a good Chevy truck and your off and running...

Were did you find a "Good Chevy Truck" :pee: "Chevy" Your rite you will be off and running because the truck wont...lol.... :sry: Just joking around with ya no real harm ment. A good old Chevy is a hard truck to kill not to sure about the newer ones though.
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Post by: ribka on September 12, 2013, 07:48:55 PM: I learned first year living up there

10 plys :tup:
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Post by: ghosthunter on September 12, 2013, 08:23:34 PM: Last year we were running to town and right near the bottom of BaldMt Rd. was a pick up pulling the biggest 5th wheel I ever saw. He was right on the road with two flats. Trying to change a tire on the slope.

He was headed down. I told him I would have pulled down to the intersection where it was more level.

Can't believe the size of trailers folks haul up that hill.

Crazy.
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Post by: wadu1 on September 12, 2013, 08:40:10 PM: I have been hunting this area for years and most in the same Chev Z71 (1994) with General tire Off road rubber and have never had a problem. I have been to all the locations on this post. The only flay I have had with Generals was on a trip to WYO where the goat heads went through everything.